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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: CS on February 27, 2017, 20:59:59

Title: I was minding my own business and...
Post by: CS on February 27, 2017, 20:59:59
Stumbled on a classic.

Title: Re: I was minding my own business and...
Post by: CS on February 27, 2017, 22:15:49
Two more views of this beauty.
Title: Re: I was minding my own business and...
Post by: Randy Stout on February 27, 2017, 22:39:19
Carl:

One of the sexiest cars of all time.  Is this one original?  There have been so many copies over the years, and most people aren't brave enough to take a real 427 out on the road.

I noticed a Ferrari prancing horse emblem in the passengers footwell.  That is a bit odd?

Randy
Title: Re: I was minding my own business and...
Post by: CS on February 27, 2017, 23:17:05
Carl:

One of the sexiest cars of all time.  Is this one original?  There have been so many copies over the years, and most people aren't brave enough to take a real 427 out on the road.

I noticed a Ferrari prancing horse emblem in the passengers footwell.  That is a bit odd?

Randy

Yes. it's an original. I know there's a lot of copies out there, in fact a friend of mine has one, a 289 powered replica. As for the Ferrari logo, it's pretty dark down there on the floor, and it might well be a logo on a hat.

When it comes to taking a 427 on the road, I would in a heartbeat!  8) I did see the owner get in a drive off, I should have grabbed a shot of him. He was about twice my size, and I'm not small. I figured he was a football pro, as not too many young guys could afford that Cobra, and he could probably afford a Ferrari too.
Title: Re: I was minding my own business and...
Post by: CS on February 27, 2017, 23:37:18
Randy, I went back to the raw image and bumped up the exposure to open up that right side floor, and sure enough, that Ferrari logo is on hat.
Title: Re: I was minding my own business and...
Post by: Randy Stout on February 28, 2017, 00:32:12
Thanks Carl, for the update.  Very interesting.  I still have a copy of a car and driver new car buyers guide from 1966 or so, and the 427 cobra was listed in it.  I haven't looked at it in at least 40 years, but remember thinking at the time, wow, $4700 for a new car!

I might be off slightly on the price then, but I think I am pretty close.  Amazing.  I should have gone into hock to stash one away.

Cheers

Randy
Title: Re: I was minding my own business and...
Post by: David H. Hartman on February 28, 2017, 02:53:58
I noticed a Ferrari prancing horse emblem in the passengers footwell.  That is a bit odd?

Must be the work of the devil!
Title: Re: I was minding my own business and...
Post by: Ron Scubadiver on March 01, 2017, 02:23:43
Sweet car.
Title: Re: I was minding my own business and...
Post by: brent_e on March 03, 2017, 04:29:46
somehow the car doesn't look dated at all.

beautiful.